Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 203 Black Abalone and Black Abalone

Hearing Su Nuannuan's call, Jiang Youning assumed that the other party had discovered something good, so she walked over curiously.

When Jiang Youning approached, Su Nuannuan pointed to the pile of black abalone on the ground and said to Jiang Youning.

"You Ning, look, black gold abalone!"

Upon seeing the dark mass of abalone on the ground, Jiang Youning's initial expression of curiosity was replaced by one of confusion.

Su Nuannuan immediately noticed the odd expression on Jiang Youning's face and asked.

"You Ning, what's wrong? Don't you like abalone?"

Jiang Youning shook her head, then nodded, and said.

“My mom likes to make soup with abalone, and I quite like it. But black abalone is something that people on the island basically don’t eat.”

Su Nuannuan's eyes widened in surprise.

"Black abalone?"

Isn't this supposed to be black abalone? When did it turn into black abalone?

These two names are worlds apart in terms of prestige.

Jiang Youning hadn't realized anything was wrong, assuming it was just something Su Nuannuan was seeing for the first time and was curious about. So, she started explaining black abalone to Su Nuannuan.

"Yes. Every year, black abalone grow all over the reefs on the island. Although it looks similar to abalone, its flesh is black and looks very dirty. The islanders generally don't eat it."

Su Nuannuan looked heartbroken after hearing Jiang Youning's explanation.

She didn't care that the black abalone had turned into black abalone. However, this ingredient, which was expensive in her previous life, had become worthless trash here. That was what Su Nuannuan regretted the most.

At this moment, Jiang Youning spoke again.

"Nuan Nuan, if you like abalone, I'll have my mom bring you a few when I get home. But these black abalone, forget it. They look really dirty."

After saying that, Jiang Youning even curled her lips in disgust.

Su Nuannuan: ...

It turns out the clown was herself.

Su Nuannuan now finally understands why some people often emphasized the generation gap to her in her past life.

Although no one knows the value of black abalone yet, Su Nuannuan still said so.

"You Ning, grilled black abalone... it's really delicious, shouldn't I try it?"

Upon hearing Su Nuannuan's words, Jiang Youning immediately took a few steps back in disgust, covered her nose, and said...

"No, no. Nuannuan, you shouldn't eat them either. Just throw them all into the sea."

Seeing Jiang Youning's avoidance as if she were a snake or a scorpion, Su Nuannuan looked helpless. Knowing she couldn't persuade her, she didn't intend to continue.

After all, a person's perceptions formed over a decade or more are not easily changed.

Su Nuannuan could only wave her hand and say.

"Alright. You Ning, since you don't want them, I'll take them all."

Jiang Youning's expression changed drastically, and she said.

"Nuan Nuan, black abalone is so dirty, you must not eat it!"

Su Nuannuan: ...

She somewhat regretted calling Jiang Youning over.

Su Nuannuan sighed, a smile returning to her face, and said.

"Don't worry, I won't eat it. The shells of these abalone are very pretty after they're cleaned, and I'd like to take them home."

Jiang Youning felt relieved after hearing the news.

Looking at the dark, unsightly outer shell, Jiang Youning asked with a doubtful expression.

"Nuan Nuan, are you sure you're not mistaken? The shell of the black abalone is really beautiful?"

Su Nuannuan nodded seriously and said, "Yes. Don't be fooled by how ugly it looks now; it will be very beautiful after it's cleaned."

Su Nuannuan's words immediately piqued Jiang Youning's curiosity.

Previously, the islanders would throw away any black abalone they saw. Because of its black exterior and black flesh, the islanders believed that it had absorbed dirt from the sea.

Therefore, the islanders never eat black abalone. In fact, when they see black abalone, they throw them back into the sea.

Jiang Youning had never heard that black abalone had a beautiful shell.

Seeing Su Nuannuan's sincere and earnest expression, Jiang Youning also took two black abalone, intending to go back and brush their shells to see if they looked good.

Jiang Youning was still a young girl. She was very curious about anything beautiful.

Su Nuannuan saw Jiang Youning pick up two abalones, then use a shovel to scoop out the abalone meat, leaving only the shells.

She twitched her lips. In the end, Su Nuannuan didn't mention the black abalone again.

Thus, Su Nuannuan also learned this. In her previous life, the more famous and expensive seafood was considered ordinary food by people of this era.

Some are even worse than garbage, such as black abalone.

While Jiang Youning ran to the other side to collect seashells, Su Nuannuan put all the black abalone she had dug up into her spatial storage.

After learning about the islanders' opinions on the black abalone, Su Nuannuan dared not give it to her family to eat.

She felt that her family wouldn't eat it either. Even if they ate it for her sake, they would find it disgusting.

For the first time, Su Nuannuan felt frustrated because she couldn't share something good with her family.

After storing all the black abalone in her spatial storage, Su Nuannuan wandered around the nearby rocky outcrops but didn't find any more clusters of black abalone. Su Nuannuan was somewhat disappointed.

She recalled what she had learned from Jiang Youning about the islanders' attitude towards black abalone. Su Nuannuan guessed that the other black abalone had probably all been dug up and thrown into the sea by the islanders.

Thinking of this, Su Nuannuan felt heartbroken.

However, Su Nuannuan was still very happy to have harvested more than a hundred black abalone this time.

When she got home, Su Nuannuan only put two black abalone in the small bucket.

Back at the family compound, Jiang Youning and Su Nuannuan parted ways.

When they parted, Jiang Youning invited Su Nuannuan to visit her home next time. Su Nuannuan accepted.

When I got home, I was greeted by the pungent smell of the sea.

Su Nuannuan looked around and saw that the yard was full of cleaned and prepared squid, octopus, and cuttlefish drying in the sun. Looking at these pods, Su Nuannuan felt overwhelmed.

They taste good, but they are also the fishiest.

Su Nuannuan couldn't take it anymore.

She frowned and said to Chen Xiuting, who was still busy.

"Mom, I'm going to my second sister's house."

Chen Xiuting responded; Aunt Huang had just brought over two more buckets of octopus. Right now, Chen Xiuting's mind was entirely focused on drying the goods.

Dried squid, dried octopus, and dried cuttlefish take at least two days to dry, and at most five days. Chen Xiuting felt the time would pass quickly, so she wanted to make more.

After leaving Su Jinjin's house, Su Nuannuan finally felt relieved.

She went to Su Mianmian's house next door and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was no seafood drying in the yard.

If the fishy smell from the next room still lingered into the night, Su Nuannuan decided to stay at her second sister's house.

Her second sister's family happened to have an extra empty room, which only contained a small bed. However, compared to being in a house filled with the smell of fish, Su Nuannuan still chose the clean-smelling, humble room.

After arriving at Su Mianmian's house, Su Nuannuan washed her hands. Then, she began feeding Liangliang and Yueyue formula milk powder prepared with water from her spiritual spring.

After the two little ones finished eating, Su Nuannuan began to give them a physical examination.

Su Nuannuan noticed that the two children were much stronger than they had been a few days ago, and their limbs were unusually powerful. She felt very gratified.

(End of this chapter)